ABC News Exclusive: Director James Cameron weighs in on Titanic sub incident

The film director and longtime deep-sea diver and Bob Ballard, the man who first discovered the Titanic wreckage, speak with Whit Johnson.

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[joepalooka]

It's pretty hard to argue with James Cameron. This guy not only talks the talk, he has walked the walk. He knows what extremely deep undersea exploration in submersibles is all about. Stockton Rush should have paid attention to what James Cameron, Bob Ballard, and many other top experts in the submersible field had to say. Unfortunately Rush was a cowboy who thought he knew best. He paid the ultimate price, and sadly he took others with him.

[koyawel]

"Heed the warnings, don't be arrogant, don't think you're smarter than nature"
-James Cameron

[jainee]

James is going to give it to you straight no matter what.

[tomjones]

When I noticed James was being interviewed here, I knew he would state the truth without any fluff. Thank you, James.

[TheSouthIsHot]

"Don't think you're smarter than nature." -James Cameron. Very wise words.

[TheSouthIsHot]

"You can't see PRESSURE." -Bob Ballard. That really struck me. The ocean is insidious and merciless. It seems almost evil.

[casienwhey]

I agree with everything that James said. This was completely unnecessary. Sounds like the experts knew the ship was lost back on Sunday.

[nikos]

Thank you Dr Ballard for what you have offered all these years

[corrioliseffect]

Dr. Robert Ballard and Jim Cameron are two of my biggest longtime Titanic history heroes. Thank you fellas for sharing your insight, professionalism, respect for nature and appreciation for the lessons Titanic taught us.

[mixeduh]

There was no need to chop up this interview, all of us would appreciate watching their take in its entirety.

[BabaMakhanya]

James Cameron hit right on the nail. Titanic was supposed to teach the world that you should "heed the warning", don't be stubborn!
Unfortunately, the Ocean Gate founder and CEO chose to be stubborn resulting in 4 innocent lives being lost. 💔😡

[heidiiiiiiii]

I got chills when he started talking about not learning from history and not smarter than nature.

[Jerry-kopi]

They didn't even get to see the Titanic. So basically they paid $250, 000 for a casket. So sad. Safety is there for a reason. Follow it!

[SticksAandstonesBozo]

James is such a true genius in so many ways. If James comes to my company and tells me I’m doing something wrong ? I’m making changes. To bad they didn’t have a brain to do the same.

[DialloMoore]

Jim almost died doing the same thing. His submarine kept sinking to the ocean floor because of changes in the ocean’s current.

[SunnyHF-nfbc]

The sad part is that kid expressed reservations about being on there, but chose to go to bond with his father.

[MMM-iice]

I knew James Cameron was going to say that. His movie was a life lesson and people either overlooked it or forgot about it. Greed also took the Titanic the same way it took the sub.

[relentlessslog]

Wow. Well said James. Our existence is at the mercy of nature.

[kerryp]

"2 wrecks that have involved recklessness"

[lundyman]

James Cameron been there 33 times solo, they also spent years and years building something capable of doing this,